"Organs at Risk" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Organs which might be damaged during exposure to a toxin or to some form of therapy. It most frequently refers to healthy organs located in the radiation field during radiation therapy.
| Descriptor ID |
D058958
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.635
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| Concept/Terms |
Organs at Risk- Organs at Risk
- Organs at Risks
- Risk, Organs at
- Risks, Organs at
- at Risk, Organs
- at Risks, Organs
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Organs at Risk" by people in Profiles.
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Dosimetric comparison of high dose rate interstitial brachytherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy as alternative treatment methods for advanced-stage cervical cancer. Biomed Phys Eng Express. 2026 Jun 19; 12(3).
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Noisy probing dose facilitated dose prediction for pencil beam scanning proton therapy: Physics enhances generalizability. Med Phys. 2026 May; 53(5):e70509.
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Beyond TG-43: A PRISMA-based systematic review on model-based dose-calculation algorithms in brachytherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2026 May; 27(5):e70627.
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Development of the first prediction model for radiation-induced contrast enhancement after proton therapy for posterior fossa tumours in paediatric patients. Radiother Oncol. 2026 03; 216:111360.
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Rectal spacers in high-dose-rate-brachytherapy: Optimizing peripheral zone radiation delivery. Brachytherapy. 2026 Mar-Apr; 25(2):396-401.
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Bayesian Learning to Reduce Cardiac Risk of Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Based on Personalized Radiation Therapy Prescription. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2026 Jul 01; 125(3):949-958.
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Radiation Doses to Cardiac Substructures Predict Elevation in High-sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Levels in Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2026 Mar 15; 124(4):1124-1136.
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Tumor-driven SRS VMAT planning: Regression models for intermediate and low dose spillage. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2025 Aug; 26(8):e70184.
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Association Between Brain Substructure Dose and Scholastic Performance in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors Who Received Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Dec 01; 123(5):1277-1284.
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Online Adaptive Proton Therapy Facilitated by Artificial Intelligence-Based Autosegmentation in Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Mar 01; 121(3):822-831.